To meet the need for water of its growing population, the City of Los Angeles began acquiring water rights in the Owens Valley in 1905. The Los Angeles Aqueduct was completed in 1913 to bring Owens Valley water to the city. During the 1920s, the...

A clothing store located on Wayside Road (later known as Huoshan Lu) between Lion Cafe and Bai Ka Radio store. A dog sits in front of the store, next to a Chinese sign that reads "selling fabrics from famous factories worldwide."

Looking east on Gin Ling Way toward Li Po Restaurant at West Gate; Forbidden Palace restaurant on left; Tuey Far Low across the way on right, indicated by vertical Chop Suey sign; street vendors selling souvenirs and balloons; people strolling,...

A view of Central Park in Downtown Los Angeles. Several people can be seen throughout the park, and in the foreground, a boy is selling newspapers. In the distance, the upper part of the State Normal School building can be seen.

Two carbon copies of a letter from an unidentified sender, possibly Henry Isidore Dockweiler, to J. Paul Getty, requesting a donation that had been discussed at an earlier date, toward John Francis Dockweiler's campaign to become Governor of...